Admission requirements
Portuguese 4 or equivalent (contact tutor for guidance).
Description
This language course aims to develop students’ knowledge of formal varieties of both oral and written Brazilian Portuguese and to help them gain confidence in oral and written communication skills at an advanced level, with an emphasis on writing skills of longer pieces in a variety of contexts and targets (e.g., argumentative texts, critical essays, etc.), as well as oral skills mindful of issues of presentation, cultural awareness, attention to register, etc. This is an interactive course in which a variety of authentic materials are used.
Course objectives
This course covers four key skills of listening, speaking, reading and writing. Authentic materials will be used in the development of communication skills through practical written and oral exercises (individual and group-based).
European Framework for Languages:
Listening B2
Reading B2
Spoken B2
Writing B2
Timetable
Mode of instruction
Seminar
Course Load
Total Hours for the Course: 140
Seminar attendance: 42 hours (6 hours per week x 7 weeks);
Assignments and preparation: 42 hours (6 hours per week x 7 weeks);
Tests and Test Preparation: 28 hours;
Composition: 28 hours.
Assessment method
Final Exam (40%) (1-2 hours);
Assignments (20%);
Final Essay (20%);
Final Oral Exam (20%) (10 minutes).
Written exams include linguistic exercises (e.g., fill-the-gap, short answer, etc.), written comprehension, listening comprehension, and short essay.
Oral assessments: short presentation and question/answer session
Resit for relevant component: written exam/oral.
Blackboard
Blackboard will be used for:
- providing study materials
Reading list
- Português via Brasil – Um curso avançado para estrangeiros (Lima, Emma E. O. F; IUNES, Samira A. Editora EPU, 2010). – Isabel Coimbra and Olga M. Coimbra, Gramática Ativa 2. (Lamartine Bião Oberg).
Additional suggestions:
GRAMMARS:
Evanildo Bechara, Gramatica escolar da língua portuguesa, com exercícios (Rio de Janeiro:ed. Lucern) edição 2003 ou mais recente.
John Whitlam, Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: A Practical Guide (Routledge, 2011) +
John Whitlam, Modern Brazilian Portuguese Grammar: Workbook (Routledge, 2011) [very good practice-based grammar + accompanying workbook].
C.F.da Cunha and Lindley Cintra, Nova gramática do português contemporâneo, (Lisbon: João Sá da Costa, 1984; repr. Aveiro: Lexikon, 2008).
Mário Perini, Modern Portuguese: A Reference Grammar (Yale: Yale University Press, 2002) [Brazilian Portuguese]
Registration
Enrolment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch
Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs
Not applicable
Contact
Coordinator of Studies: M.A.G. van Leeuwen MA
Administrations Office: van Wijkplaats
Remarks
Minimum 80% attendance required.